1951 - Today
Christopher Anton Rea ( REE-ə; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five solo albums, two of which topped the UK Albums Chart, The Road to Hell in 1989 and its successor, Auberge, in 1991. He had already become "a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10" with the single "The Road to Hell (Part 2)".Over the course of his long career, Rea's work has at times been informed by his struggles with serious health issues. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Rea has received more than 4,383,124 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Chris Rea is the 173rd most popular singer (up from 182nd in 2019), the 748th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 803rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Singer.
Chris Rea is most famous for his song "The Road to Hell."
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Among singers, Chris Rea ranks 173 out of 3,528. Before him are Celia Cruz, Ben E. King, Charles Trenet, Beniamino Gigli, İbrahim Tatlıses, and Barbara Strozzi. After him are Esma Redžepova, Manu Chao, Sofia Rotaru, Falco, David Coverdale, and Anna German.
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 167
1938 - 2015
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 168
1913 - 2001
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 169
1890 - 1957
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 170
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 171
1619 - 1677
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 172
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 173
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 174
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 175
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 176
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 177
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 178
1936 - 1982
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 179
Among people born in 1951, Chris Rea ranks 31. Before him are Paul Breitner, Traian Băsescu, Bob Geldof, Anjelica Huston, Gordon Brown, and Kathryn Bigelow. After him are David Coverdale, Jill Biden, Kenny Dalglish, Jaco Pastorius, Blaise Compaoré, and Chesley Sullenberger.
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 25
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 26
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 27
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 28
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 29
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 30
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 31
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 32
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 33
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 34
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 35
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 36
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 37
Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Rea ranks 748 out of 7,765. Before him are Harry Kroto (1939), Derek Jacobi (1938), Bruce Chatwin (1940), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), and James Joseph Sylvester (1814). After him are Ben Jonson (1572), David J. Thouless (1934), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Boris Karloff (1887), Lewis Hamilton (1985), and Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881).
1939 - 2016
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 742
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 743
1940 - 1989
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 744
1443 - 1509
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 745
1430 - 1456
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 746
1814 - 1897
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 747
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 748
1572 - 1637
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 749
1934 - 2019
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 750
1790 - 1845
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 751
1887 - 1969
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 752
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 753
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 754
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Chris Rea ranks 21. Before him are Annie Lennox (1954), Eric Burdon (1941), Peter Gabriel (1950), Tom Jones (1940), Bruce Dickinson (1958), and Chris Norman (1950). After him are David Coverdale (1951), Bryan Ferry (1945), Petula Clark (1932), Rob Halford (1951), Dave Gahan (1962), and Dua Lipa (1995).
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 15
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 16
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 17
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 18
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 19
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 20
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 22
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 23
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 24
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 25
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 26
1995 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 27